Tooth powder dispenser



Aug. 15, 1933.

P. J. MANDABACH TOOTH POWDER DISPENSER Filed May 1, 1935 Patented Aug. 15, 1933 UNITED-STATES- PATENTQFFICE This invention relates to dispensing devices and particularly means for holding tooth powder while it is being applied to a. brush.

The general object of the invention is to. pro- 5 vide a tooth powder receptacle adapted to be disposed upon the fiat top of a can of tooth powder, the receptacle having means whereby it may be engaged with the receptacle discharge neck; and held upon the flat top of the can,

9 the construction being 'such as to permit the receptacle to be readily removed from the top of the can for use.

Other objects have to do with the particular shape of the receptacle and the means for connecting the receptacle to the neck of the tooth powder can.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereinz- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the can and the g0 receptacle;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view through the top portion of the can and thereceptacle; I

Figure 3 is a top plan of the receptacle as it is used; v

Figure 4 is a cross section through the receptacle.

Referring to the drawing, A designates acan which is relatively narrow in its transverse dimension. This can is provided with the top or lid B having flanges engaging over the body of the can, this lid or top adjacent one end being provided with the upwardly extending neck C with a perforated top 0 over which is disposed the rotatable cap 0 having perforations adapted to register with the perforations in the top 0.

It will be understood that the details of construction of the can have no particular relation to the present invention except that my receptacle is particularly adapted: to a can of this character.

top of the receptacle, this shank portion being fiat except at its margin where it is provided with a downwardly extending rim 1%. The flat central portion of the shank 13 is formed with a' key hole slot 15, one part of this slot being formed as a portion of a circle of larger diameter than the cap 0' and the other portion 16 of this slot 1 1 being somewhat semi-circular and having a diameter very slightly greater than the diameter of the neck C. Thus it will be seen that the handle or shank 13 may be inserted over the neck and then the receptacle pulled lengthwise to bring the shallow portion 16 of the slot into tight engagement with the neck. The receptacle will then be' held upon the can with its open side downward against the face of the can in the manner shown in Figures 1 and 2. Under these circumstances, the receptacle will be protected against dust or dirt. When it is desired to use the receptacle, it is shifted longitudinally to bring the larger opening of the key hole slot into registry with the neck 0 and then the receptacle is lifted 01f the neck.

The receptacle may be made of any suitable material but preferably will be made of bakelite and obviously may be readily made by suitable dies. The shank 13 constitutes a handle and the receptacle may be held either by this handle or by the body of the receptacle. The sloping sides of the receptacle permit the proper return of the powder or the water applied in connection with the wetting of the brush in water to pick up the powder while the receptacle will be of large 39 enough area as to eliminate possible splashing of the hands or clothing while the brush is being dipped into the receptacle to pick up the powder. r

It will be noted that there are no square corners in the receptacle and powder will, therefore, not accumulate in corners of the receptacle and the receptacle may be readily washed out or otherwise cleaned.

The bottom of the receptacle (which when the receptacle is inverted upon the can, faces upward) may carry advertising matter and raised letters can readily be made on this bottom of the receptacle without indenting the interior face of the receptacle. I

The receptacle when in place upon the top of the can as shown in Figure 2 will be held firmly in this position by contact of the sides of the slotted portion 16 with the neck of the can and by frictional contact with the cap 0' so that while 7: the receptacle may be readily slid longitudinally, it will not readily turn or slip accidently.

As before stated, the receptacle will preferably be made of bakelite or like material which is r very light, easily stamped out or molded and which has a smooth surface capable of permitting ready cleansing and which will not corrode under the action of water or tooth powder.

While I have illustrated certain details of conno structionj'. do not wish to be limited to these de these perforations as any type of perforation may be used such as bean-holes, square or round openings in the revolving cap.

I claim:-

1. The combination with a tooth powder can having a fiat elongated top and a discharge neck extending upward from the top, of a powder receptacle adapted to be inverted upon the top of the can and having a handle shank extending therefrom parallel to the bottom of the receptacle and with the top of the can, the handle shank having a key hole slot therein, one portion of the slot fitting the neck of the can and the other portion of the slot being larger than the cap. j 2. The combination with a powder'can having a flat top and a discharge neck, and a cap mounted on the neck, of a powder receptacle having a handle shank extending therefrom parallel to the bottom of the receptacle, the shank being disposed adjacent the open end of the receptacle, the shank being formed with a key hole slot, the smaller portion of which is adapted to fit closely around the neck and the larger portion of which has an area greater than the cross sectional area of the neck, the margin of the handle shank being flanged in a direction away from the bottom of the receptacle.

3. The combination with a can having a flat top and a discharge neck, of a receptacle for use with the can adapted to be inverted upon-the top of the can and having a shank formed for detachable engagement with the neck, the shank lying in approximately a parallel plane to thebottom of the receptacle.

4. The combination with a can having a fiat top, the top being provided with an upstanding neck and a cap larger than the neck, of a receptacle adapted to be inverted upon the top of the can, a shank extending from one end of the receptacle inward of the open margin of the receptacle, the shank being flanged ina direction away from the bottom of the receptacle and being formed with a key hole slot, the smaller portion of which fits the neck of the can snugly, and the larger portion of which is larger than the cross sectional area of the cap.

5. A dispensing deviceof the character described, comprising an elongated receptacle having a bottom and a surrounding wall, one end of the receptacle inward of the edge of the wall having a flat shank extending approximately parallel to the bottom of the receptacle, the shank being formed with a key hole slot adapted to embrace the neck of a can, the outer end of the slot being smaller than the inner end and adapted to snugly fit the can neck.

6. A dispensing device of the character described, comprising an elongated receptacle hav-' ing a bottom and a surrounding wall, one end of the receptacle inward of the edge of the Wall having a fiat shank extending approximately parallel to the bottom of the receptacle, the shank being formed with a key hole slot adapted to receive the neck of a can, the outer end of the slot being smaller than the inner end and snugly fit around the can neck, the shank being formed with a marginal flange extending in the direction away from the bottom and adapted to rest on the can when the receptacle is inverted.

7. A dispenser of the character described, comprising an-elongated receptacle having a bottom and side and end walls, the junction of the side and end walls being curved on the inner face of the receptacle and the side and end walls being flaring with relation to each other, one end wall of the receptacle being formed with a shank extending parallel to the bottom of the receptacle and spaced fromthe upper edge of the receptacle, the shank being formed with a key hole slot and adapted to receive the neck of a can, the

smaller portion of which is remote from the receptacle and adapted to fit snugly around the neck of the can, the margin of the shank being formed with a flange extending away from the bottom of the receptacle, the edge of the flange being on a level with the edge of the receptacle whereby when the receptacle is inverted against a can, the edge of the flange and the edge of the receptacle will fit flat against the face of the can.

PAUL J. MANDABACH. 

